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Grafton Middle

405 Grafton Dr, Yorktown, VA 23692 · (757) 898-0525 · York County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL937 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% of Virginia public middle schools
  • A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public middle schools

Enrollment
937
Middle
DISTRICT 794 · STATE 750
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 630232%
Grade 732134%
Grade 831434%
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
51955%
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 43% · US 43%
Hispanic
12313%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 20% · US 30%
Black
10711%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
869%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 8% · US 6%
Two+
10011%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
47851%
Female
45949%

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Test scores

SOL 2024-25 . % Passing
English Language Arts
86.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
Math
85.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +1.0pp since 2022

What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 1 points.

SOL results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2586.0%85.0%
2023-2484.0%87.0%
2022-2384.0%84.0%
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Grafton Middle ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Virginia
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
85.0%#42 of 342
▼ 18
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
86.0%#46 of 342
▲ 7
Enrollment
ranked largest first
937#100 of 343
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.9:1#308 of 327
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
64.3%#134 of 333
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+3.9%#79 of 99
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
937
+55 (+6%) vs 2020
-5% since 2000-01, when it was 987
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 14.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2593755.516.9:1N/A
2023-24913174.65.2:1N/A
2022-23874N/AN/AN/A
2020-218825914.9:1N/A
2017-1890260.614.9:116% (143)
2015-168725515.8:115% (128)
2010-118794420.0:114% (125)
2000-019876016.4:115% (152)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grafton Middle.

Since 2017-18: students up 4% (902 to 937); teachers down 9% (60.6 to 55.5).

About Grafton Middle

Grafton Middle is a mid-sized middle school in Virginia, with an address in Yorktown. The school has 937 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 25% above the 750-student average for middle schools in Virginia.

Grafton Middle is one of the 19 schools that make up York County Public Schools (13,105 students in total).

More than half of the students at Grafton Middle are White (55%). Other reported shares: 13% Hispanic, 11% Black, 11% multiracial, and 9% Asian. That compares with about 68% White among all York County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 64%.

Classroom staffing at Grafton Middle totals 55.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.9:1. Statewide, middle schools in Virginia average 13.1:1.

Among Virginia public middle schools, Grafton Middle outscored 86%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.

For the population of York County, median household income comes to about $109,956, roughly 50% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. York County counts 19 public schools with about 13,105 students.

Among nearby public schools, Grafton High is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Grafton Middle.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment increased by 6% across 4 years, from 882 in 2020-21 to 937 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.9:1 in 2020-21, and 16.9:1 in 2024-25.

Grafton Middle has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.

York County at a glance

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Population
71,005
Census ACS
Median income
$109,956
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
13,105 students

Quick facts

School name
Grafton Middle
District
York County Public Schools
Address
405 Grafton Dr, Yorktown, VA 23692
Phone
(757) 898-0525
County
York County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
937
Teachers (FTE)
55
Student–teacher ratio
16.9:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
510415001445
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in York County Public Schools
Other schools in Yorktown
Other Grafton Middle schools

One other US public school is named Grafton Middle. Grafton Middle is the largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About Grafton Middle
How large is Grafton Middle?
Grafton Middle enrolls approximately 937 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Grafton Middle serve?
Grafton Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Grafton Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Grafton Middle is approximately 16.9:1 (55 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Grafton Middle?
At Grafton Middle, the student body is approximately 55% White, 13% Hispanic, 11% Black, 9% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Grafton Middle in?
Grafton Middle is part of York County Public Schools.
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